>Chatting with some folks about the fact that 5e warlocks don't
>necessarily need to be Tortured Edgelords, they might get their powers
>through pacts with cheerful benevolent creatures as well.

My choice of character for a brief (and generally annoying) brush with 4th ed was a Warforged warlock who got his powers from a demon. The demon was Not Pleased, but didn't have an option; the Warforged was essentially a demonic prison, designed to drain off power so the demon couldn't work up an escape.

Peter Eng
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